U.S. Army, Permission Photo Courtesy of U.S. Army, “Spc. Daniel Nebrida, from Battery C, 1st Battalion, 43rd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 35th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division in Osan, South Korea, performs a maintenance check on a Patriot missile. This photo appeared on www.army.mil. Patriot PAC-3 Configuration 3 MSE missile launcher,” 4 October 2006, source: http://www4.army.mil/armyimages/armyimage.php?photo=11606, accessed July 13, 2018 via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Maintenance_check_on_a_Patriot_missile.jpg, Wikimedia Commons.

On July 12, the U.S. State Department approved the potential sale of 50 Patriot Advanced Capability 3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) surface-to-air missiles to Germany. The PAC-3 MSE can reach double the range of the legacy PAC-3 and offers improved kinematic performance. The sale, which includes logistical support, is estimated to cost $401 million.

Related Links:

Germany – Patriot Advanced Capability 3 (PAC-3) Missiles Segment Enhanced, U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency
Germany approved for $401M buy of Patriot missiles, parts, UPI